Job Title: Human Resources Associate (Wellness)

Job Level: SC6 (Service Contract)

Number of openings: 01

Unit/ Division: Human Resources/ Occupational health and Wellness

Contract duration: 12 months

Duty station: Yaounde

About WFP

Assisting almost 100 million people in around 83 countries each year, the World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience.

Our mission is to help the world achieve Zero Hunger in our lifetimes.

Every day, WFP works worldwide to ensure that no child goes to bed hungry and that the poorest and most vulnerable, particularly women and children, can access the nutritious food they need.

Organisational context

In Cameroon, the WFP Cameroon Country Strategic Plan [CSP] (2018 – 2021) endeavours to ensure that targeted food-insecure and vulnerable populations benefit from more sustainable and inclusive food systems and increased resilience to shocks to meet their food and nutrition needs. Under this CSP, WFP will design and implement interventions to address food and nutrition security challenges, from production through to consumption.

WFP will work with its partners to establish long-term interventions to improve the resilience of vulnerable communities in North/South West, North, Adamaoua and East regions. The situation in the North West and South West regions continues to be marked by armed clashes, with 2.3 million people in need of humanitarian assistance in early 2020 in comparison to 1.3 million in early 2019. The security trends continue to affect humanitarian access and creating regular new population displacements.

Why work with us?

• WFP provides food assistance to more than 86 million people in 83 countries, including Cameroon. Your work will have a positive impact on lives of the world’s most vulnerable people.
• You will join a diverse team of professionals and will have an opportunity to exchange your experiences with your colleagues and continuously learning from each other.
• WFP invests in the training and development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, mentorship and other programs as well as through international mobility opportunities.
• Our team is growing nationally and internationally and the timing to join us cannot be better!

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Key Responsibilities (not all-inclusive, nor exhaustive):

Under the  direct supervision of the Head of Human Resources, the incumbent of the position will be responsible for the following key duties:

• Provide technical expertise, advice and solutions that support the improvement of staff wellbeing in the CO and Field.
• Manage, advise, and report on all health matters related to staff.  
• Ensuring compliance to all UN medical protocols and recommendations related to COVID19.
• Facilitate the process for medical evacuation of staff in close collaboration with senior management, local UN doctor and the Regional medical doctor.
• Access and liaise with local medical facilities to ascertain proper medical care rendered to staff and establish a list of recommended health facilities, regularly updated list and share it with staff as required.
• Implement staff health training (e.g. ongoing COVID-19 awareness, malaria prevention measures, first aid training).
• Propose, assess, update as needed SOPs for staff protection as required.   
• Coordinate with health sector colleagues on the UNCTs to improve healthcare access for staff and family members.
•  Organize regular information sessions regarding medical insurance plans to build knowledge of employees for consistent interpretation of corresponding policies (sick leave, After Service Health Insurance, etc).
• Monitor the issuance of medical cards with the Insurance provider.
• Research and respond to routine questions from employees related to medical facilities and processes (claims, medical care, etc).
• Perform regular check on employees in specific medical conditions (visit in hospitals, regular calls, etc).
• Assist former colleagues with issues related to their medical insurance coverage after service (extra payments, claims, medical cards, etc).
• Identify (confidentially) staff with stress or other psychological concerns and coordinate assistance as appropriate with Regional Staff Counsellor and the UNDSS Counsellor.
• Any other duty.

Qualifications and Key Requirements:

Degree level: University medical degree qualification in preferably, one of the following medical specialties: internal medicine, occupational health and safety, and/or public health.

Years of work experience: At least 3 years of experience in related fiel.

Language: Fluency (level C) in writtring and verbal communication in English and French.

Technical Knowledge Skills 

Demonstrates professional competence and mastery of subject matter.

Deadline for application

Date: 8th November 2021 at 11:59 PM

This position open to Cameroonian nationals only.

Terms and Conditions

WFP seeks candidates of the highest integrity and professionalism who share our humanitarian principles. Selection of staff is made on a competitive basis, and we are committed to promoting an inclusive work environment in which diversity is valued and where no form of discrimination is tolerated. We aim to achieve parity in our teams in West and Central Africa.

Qualified female applicants are especially encouraged to apply.

WFP has zero tolerance for discrimination and does not discriminate based on HIV/AIDS status.

No appointment under any kind of contract will be offered to members of the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ), International Civil Service Commission (ICSC), FAO Finance Committee, WFP External Auditor, WFP Audit Committee, Joint Inspection Unit (JIU) and other similar bodies within the United Nations system with oversight responsibilities over WFP, both during their service and within three years of ceasing that service.